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Evan Davis hosts the business conversation show with insights from the people at the top.

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The Bottom Line: There's no business like show business

27/07/2017

There's no business like show business

BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line, There's no business like show business

There's no business like show business. Evan Davis examines why UK theatres are thriving.

There's no business like show business. Evan Davis examines why UK theatres are thriving. The sector makes more than a billion pounds a year. Just how do the economics work?

There's no business like show business. Evans Davis and guests explore the success story that is UK theatre. From splashy musicals, and classic revivals to cutting edge new dramas the sector makes more than a billion pounds in ticket sales a year. But there's trouble on the horizon. Public subsidies for theatres are being cut back. Can corporate giving and donations from philanthropists continue to plug the shortfall? 

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Brenna Hobson, National Theatre of Scotland
Kate Varah, the Old Vic, London 
Rachel Tackley, Chichester Festival Theatre.

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